Comments on: The Blessing Of Tithing – Part 4

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:36:09 +0000

Either you do it or not, tithing is real and should be done.Russ Kelly..et al,defensive is not going to help much but they will understand when they come on board.The difference on views is denominational and will continue to exist. Problem is, no one talks about the HOLY SPIRIT! The spirit of God is the best teacher and interpreter of His Master’s Word.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:15:22 +0000

The message of most preachers today is that Christ is the end of the law and we are now under the dispensation of grace. They did this to somehow, avoid the observance of the Sabbath law and tried to disregard the Laws of God in general. So, it is entirely hypocrytical to go back and ressurect this particular law of tithing and present it to the churches today.
Also, the bible tells of several different tithes. There was one (The Festival Tithe) that was to be eaten in the streets of Jerusalem. (Deut. 12 &14)
Then there was another which was the “Poor Tithe” that stayed in the homes and was to feed the poor, widows, orphans etc.
Then there was the Leviticus which went to the Levites(Ancient days Pastors).
This is the tithe that is being collected today because it goes to the pastors. Now, who gave the authority that this particular tithe should be the one to be paid today? What about the other tithes? Did the bible ordain this? I smell something fishy….and it stinks !
I support the New Testament teachings on church finance…

By: Sabatha Lukhozi

Sabatha Lukhozi — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 06:49:45 +0000

I am a tither, and nothing will persuade me otherwise except that the Word of God is my guide in this matter. I have been tithing consistently not for what I get out of it, but I just enjoy being obedient to the Lord.When it comes to blessings, the Word of God has never failed me, and I will tithe until I leave planet earth.

By: George

George — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:19:04 +0000

The biblespeaks of many of those today who reject the word of god for mans teaching that is not supported by the Word of God. If we cannot beleive it then why do we even bother?

By: Darrell Meeks

Darrell Meeks — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 05:08:30 +0000

The article alleges:

• BEFORE the Law, tithing was voluntary.

Response:

This grossly misrepresents the TRUTH. It distorts the reality of what Abraham gave, and why. It ignores the fact that Abraham gave Melchizedek nothing from his own property, which was still located in northern Canaan.

The article alleges:

• DURING the Law, tithing was compulsory.

Response:

Let’s be honest, shall we? The Law made no demands of a tithe from the salaries of wage-earners or from the profit earnings of the general business sector in any city or town.

The article alleges:

• AFTER the Law, tithing was willingly.

Response:

The main problem with this is that it attempts to ignore the brow-beating the rest of the article, and others like it, employ when trying to show that tithing is “God’s economy,” and that we’re allegedly required to support the entire living of local elders, and everything else put forth as common arguments in favor of this non-required requirement……